How about the San Marcos, looks like it would suit your needs a bit better than the Sam in my opinion with its lighter weight tubeset and you would still have the option to rack and fender it if you wanted to at some point. On Mar 27, 2012 8:03 AM, "Peter Pesce" <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Sam that has been set up a few different ways. Like you, I use > the Sam almost exclusively for 20-30 mile fun/exercise rides. I'm not > capable of going "fast" by any measure, but my Sam is my "go fastest." bike. > Whether it will feel lively to you is another question. I think the SH is > pretty stoutly built, especially with two top tubes. My single TT Sam feels > pretty good under my 235 lbs. if you are a lightweight it might feel less > so. > As for builds, as an experiment I tried a lightweight build on mine using > parts I had around or could acquire cheaply. Using a WTB saddle (not an > exotic one, just not a Brooks!) super light 28mm tires, and an older SRAM > Rival drivettrain I was able to get the bike to 23 lbs. It still had 36 > spoke Dyads with XT hubs on it, so there is still some weight to be saved > on wheels if you wanted to. > I guess the point is you could make a go-fast Sam, but it's not really > what the bike wants to be. Perhaps a Boulder rando frame or something like > a Soma Stanyan would suit you better? > > Pete in CT > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/w6WzBS3xMfQJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
